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Alune Wade
Born in June 1978 in Dakar, Senegal, Alune Wade was exposed to classical music by his father, the conductor of a symphony orchestra. At the age of 13, Alune began playing bass in local bands in Dakar, and he made his first recordings at the age of 15 in a friend's music studio. Three years later, Alune Wade auditioned for Ismaël Lô, one of the most respected musicians on the African continent, and remained with Lô for eight years.
Alune Wade's versatile and deeply rooted bass playing style has established him as a virtuoso in the African jazz scene. One of the masters who discovered Wade's talent was the late Joe Zawinul, who invited him to be part of the legendary Zawinul Syndicate. Since then, Alune Wade has served as a bassist for diverse artists like Henri Dikongué, Paco Sery, and Mokhtar Samba, to name just a few.
Alune Wade released his first solo album in 2006 titled "Mbolo," which means "Unity" in Wolof. It presents a blend of rhythms rooted in Africa and influenced by jazz and contemporary music from around the world. He further explored these influences on his 2010 album "Ayo Nene."
New African Orleans
By Alune Wade
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Night Tripper; Boogie And JuJu; Gris-Gris Gumbo YaYa; Voodoo Child; Water No Get Enemy; From
Congo To Square (Feat. SOMI); Taxi Driver; Same Fufu; Three Baobabs; Watermelon Man; Dialect From
The Mulattozy Tribe (Feat. Pedrito Martinez: Percussion, Vocals)
Boogie And JuJu
Album: New African Orleans
By Alune Wade
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:08
Cape Verdean Blues
By Kavita Shah
Label: Folkalist Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Angola (ft. Bau); Flor di nha esperança (ft. Bau); Joia (ft. Bau); Um abraço di morabeza (ft. Fantcha, Bau); Amor di mundo (ft. Bau); Situações Triangulares (ft. Bau); Flor de lis (ft. Bau); Cize (ft. Bau); Chaki Ben (ft. Maalam Hassan Benjaafar, Bau); Um porta aberte (ft. Bau); Sodade (ft. Bau); Cape Verdean Blues (ft. Miroca Paris).
Gaia Wilmer, Greg Ward, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Janel Leppin & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
There are different ways to unpack this playlist. One of them is approaching it as a travelogue taking us to the music incubator that is Chicago; to a scene deserving wider recognition in Washington D.C.; to Brazil, France and Italy. And it all starts from Free Form Funk Freqs' 3rd Galaxy. Happy listening!
2022: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...
Ayumi Ishito, John Hadfield, Smith Komma John, Aufmessers Schneide & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Welcome on board, fasten your seat belts as you're about to take off for a rewarding journey around the jazz world with stops in Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, France, Austria, Switzerland, Norway the UK, and back to Brooklyn from the mesmerizing sounds of Alune Wade to the post-Bitches-Brew-stew of Ayumi Ishito and a lot more in-between.
2020: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The COVID-19 pandemic put the jazz world in a tailspin, just like the world at large, in 2020. And there is plenty of uncertainty going into the new year about what “new normal: might emerge from the darkness. International Jazz Day, like so many other things, became an online virtual event this time around. Pianist Keith ...
